SWNOVELS Chapter My Toyboy 123
16:25 Wed, Nov 6 BGB. Chapter 123
Shirley was full of confidence. She had quietly begun to spruce Herself up, eagerly awaiting the moment she would receive applause from around the world.
The host announced, "The winner of the Golden Pinnacle Award goes to..."
At that moment, Shirley felt she had reached the peak of her life She quickly rose to her feet and walked eagerly toward the podium. However, the so-called peak of her life lasted only for second. "Cynthia Jones!" the host announced, reading the name of the designer who won the Golden Pinnacle Award.
Shirley stopped in her tracks when she heard that. The smile on her face disappeared instantly. She was rooted to the spot, feeling her vision spin. Then, she watched Cynthia emerge from the crowd and ascend to the stage once again.
Shirley was stunned and exclaimed inwardly. No way! How can it be Cynthia again! No designer has ever won two awards at the same time. What makes Cynthia an exception? Besides, with my high overall score, it's impossible that I can't even win one category award. This can't be happening!"
When the host was about to present the Golden Pinnacle Award frophy to Cynthia on the podium, Shirley rushed over as if she had lost her mind.
She protested loudly in front of everyone. "This is not fair! Cynthia and I have the same highest overall score of 95. How can she win two awards while I have none? There must be something shady going on here. I strongly object to this result
Shirley could barely contain her emotions. Needless to say, her words were translated into several languages by the system and transmitted to the headsets of judges around the world. For a moment, everyone looked at her as if they were watching a bad joke. Their gazes were filled with disdain.
They also whispered to each other, judging Shirley in a language she couldn't understand. Although Shirley had no idea what they were talking about, she could see the disgust and contempt in their eyes.
She couldn't understand how everything had changed so drastically, considering that the judges had been filled with wonder and admiration when she presented the Four Seasons Garden just a few hours earlier.
The host walked over to Shirley and spoke to her in fluent Clusian. "Ms. Jones, your design is excellent and deserves a high score of 95. Shirley was momentarily stunned and thought, 'Maybe I'm being too impatient? Maybe there's a more impressive award waiting for me" Alas, the host's expression turned solemn the next second as he said, "It's just a shame that your design is considered plagiarism." Shirley was taken aback by the word "plagiarism." Naturally, her first reaction was to feel guilty, but she soon regained her composure.
She thought there was no way anyone would know she had plagiarized since the design book was a treasure she had inherited. No outsider would ever know about it. Moreover, she had searched the luternet thoroughly and was certain that no one had ever posted a similar design online.
Although Shirley's fingers were trembling with fear, she held her head high and argued. "Stop making baseless accusations. You must have evidence before accusing me of plagiarism!"
Meanwhile, a heated discussion has been taking place in the live room for the past five minutes.
Evidence! It's on the Internet. No wonder. She can't see her phone now, so she has no idea that the original designer has already published the design drawing] Chapter 123-
[I can't believe Shirley plagkgized Miss Y's design, which she created in her early years as a student.]
[Who is Miss Y? Is she that impressive in this circle?
[Miss Y is not famous for fashion design, but she is a renowned and talented jewelry designer. She's also one of the three chief designers of Queen Jewelry.]
[Damn! What a talented person! She's just as skilled even though it's a different industry.].
[Miss Y just made her Instagram account public five minutes ago There are many fashion designs inside, including one by Shirley that is identical to a design Miss Y created six years ago. Even the name, Four Seasons Garden, is the same) [Gosh, Shirley was bold enough to plagiarize and didn't even bother to change the name. She's terribly Foolish!]
[Not only this one, but some of Shirley's previous outfit designs for Velorix were also plagiarized from Miss Y. She just changed them a bit. But for the Four Seasons Garden, she did it without any changes. Miss Y has publicly stated that she will sue Velorix for intellectual property infringement).
[Originally, Miss Y did not make those designs public, and her Instagram account was set to private. After all, they were created six years ago. She probably didn't hold it against Shirley for plagiarizing her design before, but Shirley went too far this time. She even copied Miss Y's design in an international competition. How outrageous!]
[Since Miss Y didn't make her designs public, how did Shirley plagiarize?]
There were many discussions in the live room, and the trending topic hashtag: [Velorix plagiarizing], quickly ranked in the top three.
Justin read all of those posts on his laptop. He felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss. He smashed the laptop to the floor and roared, "What a shameless daughter!
He was waiting for two designs under the Velorix brand to win awards simultaneously, propelling Velorix to the top and establishing it as a first-line brand. However, Velorix was accused of plagiarism.
In no time, Velorix was associated with plagiarism, piracy, inferiority, and trademark theft. Justin felt like he was on a roller coaster, and his heart sank into despair.
"I told you she was a scourge. We should never have brought her back in the first place. This ungrateful brat will ruin our family and all my life's work!" Justin said anxiously.
Selena was surprised as well. After all, Shirley was her own child. As a mother, she felt an undeniable responsibility for Shirley, who had been switched at birth in the hospital back then. So, no matter what foolish things Shirley had done in the past three years, Selena continued to tolerate her out of guilt.
Shirley's talent for design was the only advantage Selena could recognize. At that moment, she couldn't help but wonder if Shirley had stolen that talent as well.
Meanwhile, Shirley still couldn't accept the accusation of plagiarism and defended herself loudly. It wasn't until the officials displayed all of Miss Y's designs from her Instagram on the stage screen that she was utterly dumbfounded.
Each design had a posting date, and the posting date of the Four Seasons Garden was six years ago. Every detail of the design was the same as what Shirley had presented that day,
Shirley seemed to have been hit on the head. She stood where she was, feeling dizzy and unable to regain her senses.